Elizondo Sends AATIP-Referenced Email to DoD Official
Luis Elizondo transmitted an electronic communication to Neill Tipton containing explicit references to the AATIP acronym. This message became central evidence in later transparency disputes regarding the program's existence.
Background
On this date, former DoD counterintelligence agent Luis Elizondo sent an email to senior defense official Neill Tipton at 11:23 AM. The message contained direct references to the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program.
This specific communication later became crucial evidence when The Black Vault challenged the Pentagon's assertion that no records existed regarding Elizondo's AATIP-related correspondence. The appeal process cited this exact email as proof that responsive documents should have been located during the initial FOIA search conducted by the Department of Defense.
Source: Via TheBlackVault.com (FOIA)